Dr. Gordana Crnković

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Biography

Gordana Crnković is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures at the University of Washington. She earned her Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University in 1993. Her academic interests lie primarily in the aesthetic and formal qualities of literature and film, focusing on the works of Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav production, as well as East European, American, and English literature and film. Her notable publications include 'Imagined Dialogues: East European Literature in Conversation with American and English Literature' (Northwestern, 2000), which explores 'imagined dialogues' between literary works, and 'Post-Yugoslav Literature and Film: Fires, Foundations, Flourishes' (Bloomsbury, 2012, 2014), which examines the literary and cinematic landscape following the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Additionally, her book 'Literature and Film in East Europe's Forgotten “Second World”: Essays of Invitation' (Bloomsbury Academic, 2021) aims to enlarge the classroom experience by introducing a wider audience to the literary and cinematic treasures of East Europe's socialist era. She co-edits volumes on film and popular culture, and her teaching includes seminars on 20th-century favorites and East European literature.

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Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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